The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-09-01

DON'T PAY"
The ex-dealer could talk about not want
ing to die in the business but his real rea-
son was his mournful ''IT DON'T PAY"
When the day comes that it don't pay,
men will not sell it and then the liquor
evil is dead. Don't you see9 A gentleman
tells me here that there is less moonshine
whiskey made than ever before. There is
a agrowing sentiment against drunkenness
and excessive drinking that shows itself in
the decreased consumption of the fire
Mater. No doubt some of the good Prohi
bitionists in Statesville (and there are
some of the best and strongest here in he
world) will wonder how found out so
much about the whiskey business in a day,
and be offended because | make the whs
key trade prominent in my review of tn"
business of the town | found out about
it, because looking into the bottom of
things and writing facts as they are is the
way whereby make my salt; and if States
vile does not want reputation for hand
ling big quantities of liquor the people
must stop drinking it. Il didn't see any
drinking-t may be that not drop is sold
in Statesvile for what | know to tie con
trary. 1t may be exported with the herbs
to ''furreign parts, (as the old lady called
the ''critter'D only judge that if it is sold,
the people are not the kind to buy it in
order to waste it, | write down things
as | see them l nothing extenuatc" nor
''set down aught in malice
This town is full Of sensible, industrious,
economical people, as one can tel in a
DAYS walking and driving about the place
The cotton merchants pay Charlotte prices
for cotton. There are four tobacco ware
houses here and four large tobacco facto
ries. The tobacco crop having been a fail
ure last year, the market lost ground, but
the tobacco crop prospect was never better
than it is now, and d large business is ex
pected.
The Statesville Mfg. Co., spoke and
handle factory is a conspicuous object
among the manufacturing interests. There
is also a foundry and machine shop here.
In commercial point of view States
Vile is most eligibly located. 1t has IA large
back country populated with thrifty far
mers There are two houses here that do
an exclusive wholesale business in general
merchandise.
Waiting for the arrival of the train to
take my departure that prince of good fell
lows, JOS p. Caldwell, pointed out the
''June bug" railroad, and told me that it
would be completed by the first of Octo-
ber In fact Mr.. Romulus L. Linney reach
ed Statesville this week. coming part of
the way on this road, which is to run from
Statesville to Taylorsville. The June
bug railroad obtained its name from a re-
mark in a speech made in the Senate a few
years ago by Mr. Linney when he was ask
ing for convicts to build it. He was twt
ted with the poverty of his county. He
replied: There is land so rich in Alex
ander county that a June bug can fly away
with 81 600 worth" He referred TO the
Hiddente which is found in Alexander
''Cy" B. Watson Immediately gave the
road the name it will always bear, 1.-The
June bug r. r.
If the Roanoke Il Southern r. r. ever
comes across North Carolina 1t will be
brought to Statesvile. The people here
have already voted a subscription of $50,
600 to it and stand ready to subscribe
more if necessary.
Property in Statesville does not com
mand fancy prices, nor is there any boom
in real estate. Property is held at reason
able figures and town taxes are exceed
ingly low-only thirty five cents on the
500. Even with this low tax the streets
are being macadamized, brick side walks
are being laid and other permanent i'm
provements made Mr.. JOS P Caldwell,
editor of the Statesvile Landmark. is the
progressive Mayor of the town. They say
here that be is as good a Mayor as editor,
but | can hardly believe that one man can
excel all his fellows in more than one
thing The Landmark has no superior
among the newspapers III the State,
whether reference is had to excellence and
ability or financial condition. 'Jo. Cald-
we'll, > as everybody calls him. has demon
strated the fact that a paper can be pub
ished in a small town and WELD a wide
influence and pay the editor. 1t is an OBJ
ject lesson of value. But it ism done with
out ceaseless and steady work, and wise
planning Mr. Caldwell does as much
work as any man in North Carolina unless
it be Mr.. T. B. kngsbury, of the Whining
ton Star, who is a prodigious worker.
The crops in the county are better than
for many years The farmers are in good
spirits l talked with Mr.. J. B. Holman,
who has twice represented Iredell in the
| House, and Mr.. G. F. Shepherd, Chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners,
and they gave good accounts of the crops
in all parts of the county, and predicted
brighter and better things for the indus
trious and progressive lredell farmers.
Iredell is full Of big men, and the people
here think they have the smartest men in
the State l will whisper it low and say
| THERE ARE NO MEN ADLER IN THE STATE
THAN ARE TO pE FOUND IN IREDELL. Two
| ex- congressman reside here, Hon. r. F.
Armteld and Hon. W. NJ. Robbins; and
among the other leading men might name
are Maj. H. Bingham, Augustus I,eazer
J. B. Connolly, Solicitor B. F. Long, Sen
ator Turner, J. P. Caldwell and others.
Among Republicans are Judge Furches
| Dr. j j Mott, the Coopers, A. D. Cowles
and my fellow law student, A. L. Coble
| Esq.
Brains are at premium in 1redell anC
if a man wants to win success here III
must have plenty of them.
Their Business Booming.
| Probably no one thing has caused suct
a general revival of trade at Lee, johnson
| e. Co 3 Drup Store AS their giving aWaV t.